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Chakri K October 29th, 2018 6:54 PM 4 COMMENTS

Android Oreo Distribution Increases to 21.5% in October, But Pie Still Below the Chart: Google

Google is out with its Android distribution dashboard for the month of October, and surprisingly enough, Android 9 Pie is nowhere to be seen in the chart. Last year's Android 8.0 and 8.1 Oreo's adoption rate has been increased from 19.2% in September to 21.5% in this month. The market adoption for Nougat and Marshmallow and all other previous Android versions seem to have fallen compared to last month. Android... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj October 25th, 2018 5:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Asks Google and Social Media Platforms to Check the Spread of Rumours Inciting Unrest

The Indian Government has asked Google, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to take concrete steps to check the spread of rumours and messages inciting unrest, cyber crimes and other activities that could be detrimental to the national security, officials said to PTI on Thursday. Besides, these platforms, which also include Facebook and Instagram, have also been asked to put in place a system for prompt sharing of information... Read More

Chakri K October 20th, 2018 11:25 AM 12 COMMENTS

Google Will Likely Charge $40 Per Device from Manufacturers to Pre-Install Play Store

Android manufacturers will have to pay $40 per device to Google in Europe to be featured into Google Play Store and other mobile apps. According to a report in The Verge on Friday, a confidential fee schedule shows costs as high as $40 per device to install the "Google Mobile Services" suite of apps. "The new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices... Read More

Chakri K October 17th, 2018 12:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google to Charge Mobile Device Makers in Europe for Using Google Play and Other Android Apps

Google recently faced a hefty fine of $5.1 billion by the European Union for forcing device manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome applications on Android smartphones. According to EU, it was against the watchdog's rules. Following the fine from EU, Google has made a big decision as it will start charging mobile handset makers in Europe for installing Google Play and its other Android apps on their smartphones. Google... Read More

Chakri K October 15th, 2018 2:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Pixel Camera App Will Have External Microphone Support

Google launched the Pixel 3 smartphones very recently and ahead of the devices much-awaited sale on Thursday, the search giant has now confirmed that the Pixel camera app will have external microphone support. "At the same time as 'Pixel 3' launch (October 18), we will introduce support for Android-compatible plugged-in external microphones in the default camera app for all Pixels," a Pixel employee said on an old post on Google... Read More

Chakri K October 9th, 2018 11:52 AM 5 COMMENTS

Google+ is Shutting Down Due to Less Interest from Users

Google+ is the latest service of Google to see the end of life. Late night on Monday, Google announced that it's shutting down its social networking platform, Google+ after a technical glitch was found to have compromised accounts and personal information of over 5,00,000 of its users. Google also stated that the platform is seeing less interest from users, which is another reason why it decided to end the road.... Read More

Chakri K October 2nd, 2018 3:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Launches a New Project Which Allows Users to Stream Games via Chrome

Google is known for launching some exciting projects in the past and the same continues with Project Stream. With this new project, Google is aiming to solve the issues around interactive video streaming by allowing users to stream full video games on Chrome. "We've been working on 'Project Stream', a technical test to solve some of the biggest challenges of streaming. For this test, we're going to push the limits... Read More

Chakri K October 1st, 2018 7:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Maps Gets a New Commute Tab Offering One-Tap Access to Live Traffic and Transit Information

Google Maps is one of the widely used services from the search giant and today it's getting even better. Google has announced a slew of new features to Google Maps which will make your commute a lot easier. First of all, Google Maps now has a new Commute tab helping you take control of your daily commute, which essentially means that you can get access to traffic and transit information... Read More

Chakri K September 14th, 2018 7:23 PM 2 COMMENTS

Google Might Launch Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL in a New Mint Green Colour Option

Google will be launching the Pixel 3 devices on October 9. Ahead of the launch event, Google has released a series of teasers on its official Japanese website, hinting at the device's arrival in three new colour options. Going by the teasers, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices will likely arrive in a new Aqua or Mint Green colour option, along with the regular Just Black and Clearly... Read More

Chakri K September 10th, 2018 8:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google to Fully Comply With RBI Norms for Payment Services by December

Google, which is offering payment services in India via Google Pay (formerly Google Tez) have agreed to comply with Reserve Bank of India's norms for payment services by December. Under the RBI norms, every payment service provider in India has to store the data locally, amid security concerns. While Google has stated that it will fully comply with the payment norms of RBI, it confirmed some time would be required... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 12:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Completes 20 Years, Reiterates Goal of Building Products for Everyone

Google, which came into existence 20 years back with its Search engine today has seven products that are used by more than a billion people every month. The exact date of the company's founding is up for debate even for those who are in the business of providing answers. "Google Inc. was incorporated on September 4, but for more than a decade we've celebrated our birthday on September 27, with... Read More

Chakri K August 17th, 2018 11:33 AM 2 COMMENTS

Google Tracks Your Location Even With Location Data Turned Off to Improve Google Experience

In recent times, Google has faced a lot of criticism over reports which stated that the search giant is tracking users location data even with the location services turned off. Google has now updated its Help Page and confirmed that it's indeed collecting location data even when the users turn off location data, but the purpose is to 'improve Google experience.' Previously, the Help Page stated: "You can turn off... Read More